Thanks for dropping me a comment Brett - I quite like how this video came together even though the ride didn’t. As for my replies, I do my best to get to everyone ~ I like to connect with people.
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures Your video is very intersting for us. This summer , we will be bikepaking from Jasper to Vancouver, GDT, BC Trail, and meaby if possible, continuing to San Francisco. Tailwind to you !
So true! I think it's easy to get caught up in the "how far did I go" mentality. I know I fall into that headspace too easily, and then feel like I've underperformed. I tell myself that my trips are to recharge my mental capacity for my day job, and that it's a vacation. Mind you that's a tall oder, when I'm lugging around camera gear and trying to make videos at the same time. Laugh.
A very entertaining video! Well done. I know that is a lot of extra work. Your spring scenes look like Anchorage. I hav to watch the tunnels on bike trails because they still hav ice. 🤠
Thanks Dan ! Glad you enjoyed it. And yes, spring thaw can be treacherous. I’m so happy I don’t live in a area anymore where ice is an issue. I used to ride year round in Calgary. That was brutal. A chinook could blow in and melt almost everything, and the next day could be -20C - yikes.
Hey Little Bro... thanks for the smiles, laughs, and virtual hugs. I really enjoyed spending some time with you. Love everything about this video! Beautiful and breathtaking! I'm sure M&D will be glad that you still "brush your teeth".... lol! 💕PS- you're not getting old!... it's just rustiness of winter wearing off! Looking forward to your Spring/Summer adventures! Ride safe :)
A voice from behind - passing behind my chair, "Who's that? where's his fishing rod?" I tut and carry on watching, passing the comment : "Have you managed to fit your new cassette yet?" - the voice mumbles annoyed and goes away to curse at technology and a cassette for their gravel bike. Checking weather for tomorrow morning over the Dales and looking for a nice coppice wood or forest, pine would be ideal. What do I use for cooking? spirit, gas or wood? Curry & rice! good video man, nice.
Glad to hear it! There are so many similarities between adv-moto and bikepacking. I too have a long history with Moto. From Yamaha RD350 and Kawi H2 750 two-stokes as a young rider/racer, to my last few bikes 71 Moto Guzzi V7 and 2000 KLR 750C (I didn't know how rare that KLR was at that time). But with a growing family, motorcycles faded away, replaced with cycling (I don't think either one is more or less expensive / or risky) - but at least I'm staying fit. I'm happy to hear that my channel is inspiring you to document your adventures and grow as a filmmaker/editor. Feel free to contact me if you ever have questions. I'm always happy to help.
Every Spring, eager for a bikepacking trip, and I find snow......why didn't I buy a ??? bike?? I couldn't make out what you said, or I never heard of the bike you're referring to. ....And what a sunset that was on the beach. Cool slo-mo. The whole video format is very travel documentary feeling. Really nice scenery. I love the drone action. And going "into the woods" was so lush. I sort of wish I could do this, but I'd never make it. LOL! Oh, and I LOVE the Pink Panther graffiti!! The one thing I'd like to see at the end of your videos is a map with the route highlighted, maybe showing the stops with stars or pop outs or something. It would give viewers the sense of distance travelled.
A fat bike... designed for riding on snow and loose sand. As for where I go / the majority of my videos have routes available on RIDEWITHGPS- look I the description, or in the top right of my banner photos. This particular trip was not a successful trip as planned so I’m not providing a route, nor did I provide distances. FYI - I rode about 80-90 Km out of town and played in the hills for 2 days and then back. I did a lot of relaxing in my hammock reading on this trip.
@@barrybogart5436 - I do add undocumented information on my RWGPS maps. (ie bridges are out etc) On this particular video, it was early season and hey... didn't know if the road was going to be snow-free yet. Not a failure to me. Just an eager start to the year.
Great video Rob, easily your best work 👌. The drone footage really adds a lot to the videos and showcases the beautiful sceneries that we have on southern Vancouver Island.
You ole Salty Dawg!! Now I really can't wait for the trip that my son and I have planned for May. I've got to say, you have taken things up a few notches. I've really enjoyed your videos a lot. But this one was especially fantastic. And the lyrical additions were perfect 👌!! Such good good stuff man!!!!
Awesome video! I think the ultimate challenge with recounting a weekend of adventure is telling a copelling story and getting into the adversities, your repsonse to them, and how you overcame them. You've done an excelent job of this and have illustrated your story beautiful cinematography.
I binge watched the whole of Cycling British Columbia series yesterday. It was awesome. Thank you for it. -- And I heard new toys for this one I noticed the new coffee set up, nice (probably meant other new toys, but I like coffee)
Great video & channel 👍🏼 Beautifully shot. I have an iPhone & gopro set up for my bike rides too. I was going to upgrade to the GoPro hero 9, But i recently bought an insta360 OneX2 camera instead and love it. Hardly use my gopro now. I can just mount it on my bike and not have to worry about framing at all. So i can just concentrate on the ride. And later while editing, i have infinite number of choices.
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures I hear ya. I usually don’t upgrade my cameras unless I have to. Much rather spend money on bike upgrades! But I was having some issues with my GoPro hero 7... so was thinking of upgrading to the hero 9. The insta360 oneX2 was about the same price as the hero 9 if you got the gopro without a subscription(at least here in the states). So I went with it and am glad I did. But if nothing is wrong with your gopro, i understand why you wouldn’t want to shell out the $ for an additional camera. Seems like you have enough to produce awesome looking videos. 👍🏼
well I lived in Canada for thirty years got tired of getting through winter just to recover during the spring and summer and into the fall just to survive winter again well at least your winters aren't as bad as Alberta winters he he.
I can’t complain living on the island. Even the rain can be nice an cleansing. I used to cycle year-round in Calgary, and a lot in Ontario so I know what winter commuting is all about. If I ever move back to somewhere with real winters, I’ll be first in line for a fat bike & a good smart trainer too.
You’re absolutely killing it with these videos Salty! Entertaining and most importantly inspiring. I woke up in a funk the last few days and now I’m itching to get my ride on. Thank you for the positive energy!
I’m so happy to hear Rick... I get the same at times and it’s hard to shake. The bike is the quickest way out of a blue/purple funk, but getting on can be a challenge and the lack of motivation seems to continue. I’m happy to hear stories like this.
Loved the intro to this mate...awesome. I could only imagine what it would be like being couped up for the winter. We don't really experience a winter where I live in Australia. Summers get bloody hot though, and humid, we hide from that. Cheers mate 👍
Similar to us in the sense that if I stay in the coastal areas, it just gets wet. We had 2-3 snow days this year. But when it does snow, we usually get over 2 feet at once! Everything shuts down, and a few days later, it’s pretty much gone.
Well from two salty Vancouver Island sailors who are just getting into bikepacking to a salty beareded fellow, we havta say we loved this video! You have a new subscriber :)
Thanks for the great video and the impressions from Vancouver Island. Years ago I spend about 3 months in BC and also a couple of time on this beautiful island . Many greetings from Germany😊
Was ist los? Glad to have you along for the trips. There is so much to explore in BC - you could have stayed for 3 years and not tapped into everything. There are so many places I would love to ride in Europe. Maybe one day - Viel Spaß!
Gracias. Me alegro de que te guste. Los subtítulos cerrados tardan unos días en aparecer y luego los edito. Entonces, si tiene algún problema con la traducción CC, espere unos días y lo arreglaré. Debería estar haciéndolos con anticipación, pero olvidé este. Lo siento.
I just found you. I like your style and pace. I'm a codger bikepacker myself. Ex- randonnenur trying to slow down... Live in Nanaimo and plan to explore back roads on the Island.
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures I started riding in Ottawa in '71. Moved to Vancouver in '76 and was a Rando from '85 to '2015 but was run down by cars five times and that slowed me down. That's one reason I am riding trails now! But I've ridden from Port Renfrew to Port Hardy, Montreal to Halifax, and all over Europe and southern BC and Washington and Oregon. Mainly on pavement.
Hey man. Now I am certain I saw you heading back home, you were just about at the top of the hill heading down to Jordan River. I also yelled "Hey, Salty Beard!", but you wouldn't have heard me on my motorcycle. That day I went into the logging roads at Lost Creek. My goal was to loop back and come out the way you came in, but I also encountered snow on the road and had to turn back. I stumbled onto your channel researching the Hurley Pass, I have the same trip in mind. It was super useful to see the road conditions at a cycling pace, and you've inspired me to extend my loop. I hope the situation gets better and we can travel to the mainland this summer. Ride safe!
You were heading north? and I was just standing there (actually filming) One of the passing motorcyclist looked over my way. I was wondering if it was one of the guys I work with as there's a few hardcore ADV guys. I was planning on doing Jordan Ridge north, and then back south on Loss..... apparently even the top end of Loss hadn't been plowed off. Lots of cool Moto/4x4 roads to do out Bralorne & Chilchotin area. How adventurous do you get on your bike? I have lots of unpublished routes, many are 4x4/overland type. if you haven't already, set up a free account on RideWithGPS, and find my route portal. I can set you up with some killer routes all over BC
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures Yes, I was heading north, I'm on a 500cc red adventure bike. I seem to recall you were riding, but it was only a second or two so who knows, haha. I did Jordan Ridge North once last year, just enough space to get my bike past the gate. The fog was super thick that day though, not much scenic viewing. I upgraded from a 400cc scooter just last spring, so I am still kinda green offroad. Mainly enjoying the gravel main roads for now, but I have started exploring some double track. I don't have any riding buddies(offroad), so I try to balance challenging my skills with getting my self into a sticky situation. I will check out RidewithGPS for sure. If you like enchanted forests, last Saturday I rode out to the Walbran Valley of Caramanah Walbran Provincial park, way out past Port Renfrew. Really awesome old growth forest down there, I believe some of the protests in the 90's were situated there(I was like 5 or 6 so I dunno), and at least 3 little camp sites right along the road. I went in the Cowichan way, longer but the road is much nicer, and returned via Port Renfrew, shorter but rougher roads and loose inclines. The last bit down into the valley is a bit rougher too. Spent an hour or so hiking, but one of the trails said it was like a 6 hour round trip so didn't check that one out. Just got to be aware that it's pretty remote out there, no cell reception past Cowichan or Sooke as I am sure you know.
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures Between the nice weather the weekend before and the the rain, I was wondering the same thing. If I beat ya to it I will give you an update.
Drivetrain was nice. On my last day my bike feel over posing for a photo and I tweaked my derailleur hanger. Tolerance for clean shifting is very narrow. I could not get it adjusted to shift well, until I swapped out with my spare hanger.
Rob, you’re poetic reflections are a beautiful addition. Also, this particular video is incredibly well produced. I am wondering what you do for lunch when you’re camping?
I started touring in France and for lunch I always hard hard cheese, 'saucisson sec' (dry sausage), carrots, apples and a baguette, and something civilized to drink. They all last many days and take being packed without damage.
Thanks for the compliments. I quite like the wheels/hubs. I have about 6000km on them, and I’ve been pretty hard on them. Light mountain biking, loaded rough roads, winter commuting, narrow rubber, wide rubber. Still perfectly true, and no hub issues at all. They’ve been through the wringer. Be mindful you will need a few various thickness of spacers for the back of your cassette depending on what you run.
I'm working on gathering my layers for warmth and keeping dry, and the last piece of the puzzle I'm down to is something to keep my legs warm (have rain pants). What are you using for tights?
In this video I just had my old set of Castelli tights. I had chamois liner shorts on under, then the Castelli's tights, and MTB shorts over. For more casual tours, I use chamois liner shorts, casual shorts over, and leg warmers. Usually that's good for me. At night, I'll strip everything off, and wear just my casual shorts, and if it's cold, toss on thermal bottoms on under.
Sweet visuals. Thanks for bringing us some inspiration to “just get out there”. ✌️🌲 p.s. have you ever tried the kevlar reinforced puncture resistant tires ? I love em for my riding on the KVR, where jumping cactus get left by the deer.
I’ve used Kevlar tires for long distance road, but I haven’t tried anything recently that are Kevlar / tubeless. - hey any manufacturers listening out there? Happy to give ‘em a try!
Hey Salty? On these trails, do you ever encounter dangerous wild animals? And if you do, how do you deal with them? Because I see myself screaming in the hope that they will run away.
Yes, but I sing… so I know they will run away screaming. LOL. I actually had a close encounter with bear cub and mama bear on my last trip, but my acting correctly she didn’t take me as a threat and eventually moved along.
@@dennisnjuguna1047 I guess it all depends on your exposure to wild animals in your region. I grew up hiking and working in the bush, so certain wildlife encounters (if dealt with correctly) are generally not that bad. I could say the same from where you are.. I would be scared of big things that wander around at night too.... only because I've never around such wildlife.
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures Though Kenya is a country best known for the big five i.e lions, elephants and others. Not many people get exposed to wildlife unless you visit the parks. For me I've grown up near the city. An encounter with a wild animal would be life changing I think. Bt seems you have nerves of steel. Maybe with more exposure I could emulate you.
@@dennisnjuguna1047 That's very similar to here, many city people who don't venture into the "woods" very often and are not informed enough to deal with wildlife encounters, or do things that can attract wildlife.... ie) bears can smell food from a long ways away, and will come seek out the smell. If you startle a mother bear (sow) with cubs, you have to know how to react and no appear to be a threat. All this is part of educating people with good information.
